It has been quite a while since I put any outfit photos on the blog, more recently preferring just to enjoy going out rather than trying to desperately document everything I wear (which actually most of the time is nothing special anyway). However last Saturday I made the effort to get glammed up for karaoke with friends and [...]
Tag Archives: 80s
New in the Shop
1960s psychedelic pink and black hippy maxi dress with Aztec batik print and ruffle neck medium Approx £31.31 Hope you have all had great weeks possums. If you are in the UK, hasn’t the sunshiny weather been fabulous! It feels as though spring has finally made it to us. My week has been spent [...]
New In Vintage This Week
1930s rayon bias cut tea dress with flutter sleeves, pussy bow, and self belt in navy and white tulip print size S-M Finally, finally I’ve managed to get some new listings into the Penny Dreadful Vintage shop. As soon as I was over my cold I got stuck into listing new pieces; I have [...]
Pimp my Vint!
1960s houndstooth belted princess coat in navy and white wool M $95 (approx £60). Welcome, dear readers, to another scintillating episode of Piiiiimp Myyyyyy Viiiiiiint! I haven’t had time to list much in the last fortnight, but here are the pieces I did manage to get into the Penny Dreadful Vintage shop. As always prices are [...]
Karaoke Outfit: Channeling Joan Collins
Two outfit posts from me this week. This is what I wore to go to my friend’s karaoke party on Saturday night. Obviously for such a special occasion I needed to look like a diva. And what could be more appropriate than the blingalicious 80s number I bought from the naughty Fi of Save Our Shoes a few [...]
Street Urchin Outfit: Fred Perry Tartan Shirt
One of my birthday presents from Mr Dreadful was this long length red tartan shirt from Fred Perry. Fred Perry is one of his favourite brands, so he was delighted when I declared an interest in this shirt last time we poked around the store in Covent Garden. I also suspect he wants to turn me [...]
Vintage Dresses: Sequinned 80s and Paisley Hippy
Demure at the start of the night This is a Tale of Two Birthdays. Last year I turned 30, and rather than getting depressed about it I decided, for the first time since I was 18, to have a big party and invite all my friends and be badly behaved and simply have a marvellous time. [...]
Classic 80s Rock: I’m an Adult Now
Someone sent a link in reference to yesterday’s post on growing up, and it made me laugh so much I had to put it up here. The song is “I’m An Adult Now”, by 80s Canadian indie rock band The Pursuit of Happiness. I hadn’t heard of either the band or the song before, [...]
Pimp My Shop: A Few Recent Store Additions
inage store london online vintage 60s 70s 50s 40s 80s suit skirt dress uk 1980s Versace Jeans acid green mini skirt suit M $105 USD I’ve been having trouble carving out the time to add things to the shop, but thought I’d show off some recent Penny Dreadful Vintage listings. Will be sorry to see [...]
Retro ‘Flowers in the Attic’ Tee
Flowers in the Attic t-shirt tee retro 80s The first of two silly posts for Monday, I came across this tee yesterday and was instantly transported back to the shaded wooden seating of my old high school quad; the heat rising in waves off dark bitumen, dog-eared copies of a forbidden novel being surreptitiously passed from girl to girl, and scandal-ridden plotlines [...]
1960s polka dot mod dress by Berketex
1970s green and red tartan knit jumper dress
1960s black and white check blanket dress
1970s floral print hippy smock dress by Emanuelle
